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Rita R. Patel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Director, Clinical Voice Center

Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Rita R. Patel is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Communication Sciences & Disorders within the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, with both clinical and research responsibilities. She joined the faculty in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2008 and currently serves as Director of the Clinical Voice Center.

Dr. Patel received her B.S. and M.S. in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology from the University of Mumbai, India. She completed her Ph.D. in Voice Science (Speech Pathology) in 2006 from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She has worked in the various clinical settings such as private practice, public schools, and hospital. She has extensive clinical expertise in management of both adult and pediatric population with dysphonia.

Scholarly/Research Interests
Dr. Patel’s primary areas of interest are vocal physiology and biomechanics of hoarseness. Her research focuses on use of high speed digital imaging to investigate vocal physiology disturbances caused by severe dysphonia. Her other interests include development of electronic teaching aids.

Educational Focus
Dr. Patel provides clinical instruction in the areas of voice and swallowing. Dr. Patel also supervises graduate students and clinical fellows in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Awards

2008-2009: High speed digital analysis of vocal fold vibration in children, New Investigators Research Grant, American Speech Hearing Foundation and Division 3 Supplement Grant

2007: Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Thomas Delmar Learning Award for best dissertation in Speech Language Pathology

2006: Viki Lord Larson and James R. Larson Research Grant, Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Foundation

1999: Dr. Aberol’s award for the best paper presentation in voice at the 31^st National Conference of Indian Speech and Hearing Association

Representative Publications

Patel, R., Liu, L., Galatsanos, N., Bless, D. (2008). Differential Vibratory characteristics of spasmodic dysphonia and muscle tension dysphonia on high speed digital imaging, manuscript in preparation.

Patel, R., Dailey, S., Bless, D. (2007). Comparison of high speed digital imaging with stroboscopy for laryngeal imaging of glottic pathology, Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, 117(6), 413-424.

Patel, R., Parsram, K. (2005). Acoustic Analysis of subjects with vocal fold paralysis. Accepted for publication in the Indian Journal of otolaryngology head and neck surgery, 57 (1), 48-51.

Patel, R. (2001). Stuttering an Overview. Physicians Digest, Feb – March, 2001 Vol. 9 No 6, 35-45.

Patel, R., Nagaraj, M., & Mastaram, D. (1994). A Follow-up study of cases of Puberphonia. The Journal of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association, 13: 39-44.

Book Chapters

Bless D, Patel R, Connor N (2008). Laryngeal imaging: stroboscopy, high-speed digital imaging, and kymography. In Fried, M and Ferlito A, The Larynx, third edition, Chapter 11, Plural Publishing Inc.

Patel R, Bless D (2006). Laryngeal high speed digital imaging and kymography. In Merati A and Bielamowicz S, Textbook of Laryngology,, Chapter 7, Plural Publishing Inc.

Patel R, Bless D (2006). Laryngeal high speed digital imaging and kymography. In Merati A and Bielamowicz S, Textbook of Voice Disorders,/i> Plural Publishing Inc.

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